April 24, 2026
Maternal deaths in the UK have reached their highest level in 20 years, prompting renewed concern about the safety during pregnancy and postnatal period.
Clare Gooch
Senior Associate SolicitorClare has worked in Medical Negligence for over 10 years. She’s a Senior Associate Solicitor in our Medical Negligence team based in Switalskis’ London office.
Medical Negligence
Switalskis Solicitors Ltd
77 Coleman Street
City of London
EC2R 5BJ
Clare is an experienced medical negligence solicitor and specialises in the following:
- Maternal birth injury including birth trauma
- Birth injury
- Baby loss
- Inquests
- Neonatal negligence
- Delay in diagnosis
- Mismanagement of treatment
APPROACH
Clare is personable and articulate when it comes to her work. She is empathetic, compassionate, efficient and professional at all times.
Clare’s focus within a claim is to build a good relationship and foundation with her client and core parties, including medical experts and opponents, to ensure the best possible outcomes and compensation are achieved.
EXPERIENCE
- Hypoxic Ischaemic brain injury
- Infection leading to stillbirth
- Sepsis leading to amputation
- Inquests
“Absolutely brilliant, intellectually, practically and with us. We both feel the PIR couldn’t have gone better”
Medical Negligence Client
'Clare Gooch is hard working and thorough she is determined to leave no stone unturned to further her clients' cause. She is an impressive litigator.'
Legal 500
'Clare Gooch has a sound grasp of all aspects of clinical negligence work. Clare has excellent attention to detail and strategic in running cases.'
Legal 500
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